What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 1843
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 39.90° S, 175.00° E
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.5
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1843 Wanganui earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
The 1843 Whanganui earthquake occurred on 8 July at 16:45 local time with an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the Mw scale. It had a maximum perceived intensity of IX (Violent) on the Mercalli intensity scale, possibly reaching X (Extreme).
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page